Egypt: record revenues for Suez Canal - 5.9 bn dollars

In the 2018-2019 fiscal year

(ANSAmed) - CAIRO, AUGUST 7 - The Suez Canal registered record revenues of 5.9 billion dollars in the fiscal year 2018-2019, up 5.4% on the previous fiscal year. The announcement was made at a press conference organized to mark the fourth anniversary of the inauguration of the second canal.

The Canal, which is gearing up for the arrival of the world's largest merchant ships, has also registered record traffic in one day: 81 ships, loaded with a total of 6.1 tons of goods.